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the Friend INDEPENDENT QUAKER JOURNALISM SINCE 1843
CONTENTS – VOL 169 NO 1 3-5 News 3 BAE plea bargain result 4 Quaker help for the homeless Trish Carn 5 Wikileaks and the ‘free’ world Sarah Freeman 6 Quakers and the cuts Martin Quick 7 A Quaker inside the ‘kettle’ Diktynna Warren 8-9 Letters 10-12 Interview with Sung Soo Kim 13 The memories endure Adrian Smith 14-15 An Asian adventure Lynda Berry 16 Q-eye and puzzle answers 17 Friends & Meetings
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Cover image: A crocus bursts through the snow – a sign of spring and hope as a new year begins. Photo: Photos.com.
Images on this page: Top: A quiet place to do a crossword and (centre) an entertainer. Both photos from the Quaker Homeless Action shelter at Union Chapel in north London. Bottom: Youth shelter balloons are fun at any age. See page 4. Photos: Trish Carn.
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the Friend, 7 January 2011